Tag Archives: United States history

Update: “The Truth Will Out!”

Posted on February 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Russian Collusion in the American Election of 2016 And just when you thought this issue was dead and buried by Bill Barr, a new wrinkle emerges: an FBI official has been charged with laundering money for a Russian oligarch. (No, … Continue reading →

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“He Wasn’t All ‘Bubble and Squeak’.”

Posted on February 14, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) While discussing my upcoming post about Walt Disney, my wife said the words quoted above. At first I thought she was referencing ‘sweetness and light’, but she really intended ‘squeaky clean’. … Continue reading →

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Astrology: Why Don’t Some Predictions Come True?

Posted on February 13, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Multiverse It’s been one of the things that has bothered me for quite awhile now: why do some things happen, but others don’t? And the answer is simple: we live in a symbolic, linear (seeming) Universe, where nothing is … Continue reading →

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Calling Them UFOs Doesn’t Help the Situation

Posted on February 12, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Third Balloon Shot Down (February 11, 2023) If I were a betting man, I’d put $100.00 on the fact that these ‘weather’ balloons have been spying on us for a lot longer than a few years. Think: Gary Powers and … Continue reading →

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And Now For Someone Completely Different…

Posted on February 9, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Dr. Steven Greer (June 28, 1955) I tried reading “Unacknowledged” a couple of years ago. It was hard going, mainly because it was a compendium of letters and lectures to members of the US government about UFO contacts and history. … Continue reading →

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An “Unholy” Performance at the Grammy Awards

Posted on February 7, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Sam Smith and Kim Petras (Duo or Group Winners) Talk about putting the wind up the sails of Fundamental Christians in America! Because they don’t understand the British sense of humour behind this performance, they don’t recognize a “wind-up”. In … Continue reading →

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Has the USA Become an Angrier Society?

Posted on February 6, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Because of a Breakdown in Family Values? Maternity leave is universal in most western countries, but does not exist in federal law in the United States. It’s not hard to work out why, especially with the national debt crisis that … Continue reading →

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And Yet Another Groundhog Day

Posted on February 2, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Punxsutawney Phil (February 2, 1887) Whoever decided to make a prediction about winter based on the shadow (or lack) of a groundhog on this day every year must have been inspired by a Pennsylvania Dutch belief. Of course, it’s a … Continue reading →

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When You Get Too Close to the Truth

Posted on January 29, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Dorothy Kilgallen (July 3, 1913 – November 8, 1965) I must have fallen asleep at the wheel in the mid-1960’s. I did not know or hear about the death of this celebrated journalist, Dorothy Kilgallen. Sure, I knew who she … Continue reading →

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Now Mike Pence Has Security Documents at His Home

Posted on January 24, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Is There Truly a “Deep State” in America? We’re revisiting a Q-Anon conspiracy theory, here. What’s with all these secret files showing up suddenly? Is someone trying to eliminate certain candidates from the 2024 Presidential Election? It looks that way … Continue reading →

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